Australia Day Sailing Regatta

NOTICE OF RACE – 179th AUSTRALIA DAY REGATTA 2015

The 179th Australia Day Regatta will be sailed on Monday 26 January 2015.

The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, on behalf of the Australia Day Regatta Inc, will organise the Regatta on Sydney Harbour for keel yachts, including one-design classes, modern and traditional skiffs. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia will conduct the City of Sydney Sesquicentenary Ocean Race to Botany Bay and return.

In recent years the original Australia Day Regatta has been extended to waters throughout New South Wales. Clubs will conduct regattas on the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers, Manly, Botany Bay, Port Hacking, Pittwater, Lake Macquarie, Brisbane Waters and Lake Illawarra under the auspices of the Australia Day Regatta Inc, which is endorsed by the Australia Day Council.

The Notice of Race and Entry Form for the Sydney Harbour event for keel yachts, including one-design classes, and the Ocean Race is now available here:

Entries in the harbour races conducted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron can be made on-line. Follow the link below:

Entries in the CYCA Ocean Race to Botany Bay and return can also be made on-line. Follow this link:

Clubs conducting Australia Day Regattas on other waters will issue specific Notices of Race and Entry Forms. A list of clubs and their contact details can also be found on the Club Contact page.

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Wednesday 14, October 2015 12:56 AM from Hunnuh
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Thursday 15, October 2015 11:08 AM from Tanner Odegaard
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Thursday 15, October 2015 01:34 PM from Bri Caison
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Thursday 15, October 2015 08:27 PM from Ronnie Lutes
@Ronnie Lutes: This song on the radio is saying redneck yacht club. I wish that boat would've sunk.